Go, Diego, Go! is an American animated educational interactive children's television program that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 6, 2005 in the United States. Created and executive produced by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes, the series is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer and follows Dora's cousin Diego, an 8-year-old boy whose adventures frequently involve rescuing animals and protecting their environment.
The series which aired for five seasons consisting of 74 episodes premiered in 2005 at 8:00 p.m. The show aired in reruns on "Nick on CBS" for 11 months and 3 weeks from September 17, 2005 to September 9, 2006.
The series received favorable reviews from critics and garnered particular acclaim for its portrayal of a bilingual Latino lead character, earning a total of four NAACP Image Award nominations for "Outstanding Children's Program" from 2008 to 2012, as well as earning Imagen Award and Young Artist Award nominations for Jake T. Austin for his speaking role as the voice of Diego, while Nikita Hopkins as his singing voice.
Premise[]
The show features eight-year-old Diego (voiced by Jake T. Austin and Nikita Hopkins, seasons 1–3; Matt Hunter, season 4; Brandon Zambrano, season 5) who rescues animals around the world. His cousin is Dora (Kathleen Herles) from Dora the Explorer, as revealed in multiple shows, usually without Boots by her side. Diego was first introduced in an episode of Dora the Explorer entitled "Meet Diego!" (originally voiced by brothers Andres and Felipe Dieppa). Diego has a jaguar companion named Baby Jaguar (voiced by Thomas Sharkey) who assists him in rescuing the animals. Baby Jaguar also appears in Dora the Explorer along with Diego, but inconsistently; on Go, Diego, Go! he takes on a more active role, and is able to speak.
Diego's older sister, Alicia (voiced by Constanza Sperakis, Seasons 1–2; Serena Kerrigan, Season 3; Gabriela Aisenberg, Seasons 4–5), is a computer whiz and also bilingual, she directs the animal rescue calls that come into the center. She also assists Diego in helping the animals they love. Alicia is responsible and kindhearted and always kind to her little brother.
Diego's parents are described as animal scientists; they appear in several episodes, but their names are never given. There is also one other older sister, Daisy, voiced by Iliana Friedson-Trujillo (which makes Alicia a middle child), who only appears in "The Bobo's Mother's Day!" with Diego stating that she is home from college. Daisy celebrated her 15th birthday in "Dora the Explorer" Season 4, Episode 2 "Daisy, La Quinceañera," which aired on October 1, 2004. Diego states that Daisy is home from college in "Go, Diego, Go!" Season 3, Episode 4 "The Bobo's Mother's Day," which aired on May 9, 2008. That would make Daisy 18. Daisy appears in three "Dora the Explorer" episodes: "Dora Saves the Game," as a cameo in "Dora's Pirate Adventure," and "Daisy, La Quinceanera." This makes Diego the youngest child and the only son to his parents.
In most episodes, Diego hears an animal's moan for help at his rainforest Animal Rescue Center. With help from his friends, gadgets, and viewers at home, he sets out to save and help the animal.
Other characters include Click (voiced by Rosie Perez), a camera that locates the animal calling for help; Rescue Pack (voiced by Keeler Sandhaus and Kyle Brenn), a messenger bag Diego wears that can transform into any object; and two troublesome spider monkeys named the Bobo Brothers (voiced by Jose Zelaya and Andres Filipe Aristizabal), who can be stopped by shouting "Freeze, Bobos!" and Diego often encourages viewers to help him stop them by shouting it. While they might be compared to Swiper from Dora, they really don't cause trouble for Diego on purpose and they apologize after doing so.
There are a few recurring animal friends that are normally rescued by Diego in their first appearance but appear later to return the favor and help Diego out. The most common of these is Linda the Llama (voiced by Laura Abreu), who has appeared prominently in four episodes and made a cameo appearance in "Three Little Condors." Just like Dora the Explorer, the show teaches preschool-age children the Spanish language. However, the show takes a lesser approach to this and focuses more on the teaching of various animals.
Kelly Ripa, and her son, Michael Consuelos both guest star as Mommy Maned Wolf and her Pup.
In each episode of Go, Diego, Go! there are several songs and uses of Spanish vocabulary.
Whenever a carnivorous predator (such as anacondas) is featured on the show, its diet is not mentioned, unlike when herbivores are shown (such as marmosets). Notable exceptions to this are when an octopus helping Diego is explicitly shown and discussed eating live crabs, when a baby river dolphin who had tickled Diego eats the crabs heading toward a waterfall; when Tuga (Sea Turtle) eats jellyfish and when Jorge (little Hawk) eats grasshoppers, however, these prey are not anthropomorphised in the same way that other creatures typically are in the series. Whenever a featured animal is threatened with being eaten by a predator, the prey is described as being "afraid" of the predator. Diego's diet is also not mentioned, however, in at least one episode it is suggested that he is not a vegetarian an issue as the majority of animals in the series are portrayed as anthropomorphic.
Characters[]
- Diego Márquez: An eight-year-old Latino boy who speaks English and Spanish as well as the language of animals and rescues animals in trouble.
- Alicia Márquez: The eleven-year-old sister of Diego who helps him in any campaign. She frequently uses her laptop computer to discover interesting things about these animals.
- Baby Jaguar: A jaguar and a friend of Diego. Baby Jaguar met Diego when he came to his aid. He is bold, daring and always ready to help animals in trouble.
- Click: A camera that is mischievous and cheeky. She is able to identify animals and their location by hearing their voices. She is always happy to help Diego find animals in trouble.
- Rescue Pack: An orange backpack that can provide any object that Diego needs. Diego uses his backpack to overcome obstacles while rescuing animals.
- Bobo Brothers: Two mischievous spider monkeys that could always get into any trouble. In all the episodes, Diego tries to stop them misbehaving. In turn, they always ask for forgiveness for their actions.
- Linda: Linda the llama is fluent in Spanish, noble, hardworking and is always helpful when Diego needs help. She, like the jaguar cubs, met Diego when he came to her aid.
- Dora: Diego's cousin who sometimes helps with rescue missions. Dora loves to solve mysteries and to investigate.
- Boots: A monkey who's Dora's best friend. Boots is always enthusiastic and usually has no clothes, but he wears a pair of red boots.
- Backpack: Dora's backpack. She goes wherever Dora goes, and helps out by getting objects that Dora and Diego need.
- Map: Dora's map. He lives inside Backpack’s side pocket. He helps out by showing Dora and Diego where they need to go.
Voices[]
- Jake T. Austin as Diego (Seasons 1-3)
- Nikita Hopkins as Diego (Seasons 1-2, singing voice)
- Jimmy Bennett as Diego (Season 3, singing voice)
- Matt Hunter as Diego (Season 4)
- Brandon Zanbrano as Diego (Season 5) and Animal SFX
- Thomas Sharkey as Baby Jaguar (Seasons 1-3) and Additional Voices
- Dylan Clark Marshall as Baby Jaguar (Seasons 4-5)
- Constaza Sperakis as Alicia (Seasons 1-2), Animal SFX, Rescue Rope, Rita (singing voice), and Additional Voices
- Serena Kerrigan as Alicia and Rescue Rope (Season 3)
- Gabriela Aisenberg as Alicia (Seasons 4-5) and Additional Voices
- Rosie Perez as Click
- Keeler Sandhaus as Rescue Pack, Animal SFX, Chito (speaking voice), and Additional Voices
- Laura Abrue as Linda the Llama, Animals, and Llamas
- Jose Zelaya as The Bobo Brothers (Seasons 1-3), Jaguars, Fish, and Turkey Vultures
- Andres Filipe Aristizabal as The Bobo Brothers (Seasons 4-5)
- Kelly Ripa as Mother Mane Wolf
- Michael Consuelos as Mane Wolf Pup and Wolf Pup
- Kathleen Herles as Dora (Seasons 1-4) and Animal SFX
- Harrison Chad as Boots
- Sasha Toro as Backpack (Seasons 1-4), Blue Butterfly, and Villagers
- Marc Weiner as Map, Fiesta Trio, Dinosaurs, and Villagers
- Ashely Mendola as Additional Voices
- Oscar Colon as Healing Tree
- KJ Sanchez as Mrs. Marquez, Mommy Sloth, Mama Jaguar, and Additional Voices
- Julian Rebolledo as Senor Cortez and Additional Voices
- Hans Alpizar as Baby Humpback Whale
- Olga Merediz as Mrs. Marquez (first appearance)
- Sebastian Arcelus as Mr. Marquez and Additional Voices
- Austin Valentine as Baby River Dolphin, Chito (singing voice), Animal SFX, and Additional Voices
- Ana Del Castillo as Additional Voices
- Aiden Pompey as Condor
- Billy Galeota as Baby Animals
- Sabrina Jiang as Additional Voices
- Vanessa Lemonides as Polar Bear Mommies
- Katie McWane as Additional Voices
- August Gladstone as Puffy the Puffin and Baby Puffins
- Lucinda Issacs as Littlest Puffin
- Annie Kozuch as Mommy Puffin and Humpback Whale
- Caitlin Sanchez as Baby Puffins and Dora (Season 5)
- Alexandria Suarez as Baby Puffins and Backpack (Season 5)
- Alexander Scheitinger as Okapi Daddy, Okapi, and Animal SFX
- Wolfgang Scheitinger as Okapi's Brother, Baby Okapi, and Baby Giraffe
- Jeremy Kuszel as Sammy the Sloth and Additional Voices
- Dana Placentra as Additional Voices
- Robert Sanchez as Additional Voices
- Roger Pretto as Papi Chinchilla and Papa Cactus
- Angela Bennett as Additional Voices
- Leslie Valdes as Vendor, Rainbow, and Dolphins
- Trini Alvarado as Additional Voices
- Mariana Diaz-Wionczek as Mami River Dolphin
- Lucia Becker as Lucy the Whale Shark and Fish
- P.J. Connaire as Little Hammerhead and Whale Sharks
- Giana Gigueroa as Rita (speaking voice)
Episodes[]
- Main article: List of Go, Diego, Go! Episodes
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 20 | September 6, 2005 | July 10, 2006 | |
| 2 | 19 | October 2, 2006 | February 1, 2008 | |
| 3 | 20 | February 5, 2008 | September 18, 2009 | |
| 4 | 14 | September 28, 2009 | September 24, 2010 | |
| 5 | 7 | November 5, 2010 | September 16, 2011 | |
Broadcast[]
In the US, Go, Diego, Go aired on CBS, Nickelodeon, and Nick Jr.. In Canada, the show aired on Nickelodeon and Treehouse TV. In the UK, the show aired on Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2. In Australia, the show aired on Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., and Nine Network. In India, the show aired on Nickelodeon, and Nick Jr.. The show also aired in the United States on Spanish television network Univision on its Planeta U Saturday morning children's block from its debut on April 5, 2008 to May 24, 2014.
Live shows[]
A live show called "The Great Jaguar Rescue" is about Diego saving Baby Jaguar's growl. This is also the premise of an episode of the series that aired on January 15, 2007. A touring live version of the series was staged in 2007, starring Richard J.Portela as the role of Diego.
In other media[]
Film[]
Diego is featured in the live-action Dora film Dora and the Lost City of Gold film played by Jeff Wahlberg.
Video games[]
Go, Diego, Go!: Great Dinosaur Rescue is an action-adventure video game developed by Take-Two Interactive for the Nintendo DS, and published by 2K Play for the Wii and PlayStation 2 in 2008.
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